Eyewear education method and system

Abstract

An eyewear education method and system educates a patient or customer seeking consultation with an eye care professional about various eyewear options. An eyewear education form is provided to the patient/customer prior to or during the patient's/customer's consultation with the eye care professional. The customer is instructed to read the form, which is comprised of various options available for choosing eyewear, and then instructed to fill in the blanks on the form, checking off his/her personal preferences for the various eyewear options presented. Optionally, the customer may also be requested to fill out personal information about himself/herself. The form is then presented to the eye care professional prior to or during the customer's consultation with the eye care professional.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of educating a customer of an eye care professional about eyewear options, comprising the steps of: 
 providing a form to the customer at any time prior to or during the customer's consultation with the eye care professional, wherein the form includes eye care equipment information and at least one blank for the customer to fill in;    instructing the customer to read the form;    instructing the customer to fill in the blanks in the form; and    providing the eye care professional with a copy of the form prior to the customer's consultation.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes frame style information.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the frame style information comprises a description of at least one of traditional, semi-rimless, and rimless frames.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes frame material information.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the frame material information comprises a description of at least one of plastic, metal, stainless steel, titanium, and flexible metal frames.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes lens prescription information.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the lens prescription information comprises a description of at least one of single vision, bifocal lens, trifocal lens, and progressive lenses.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes lens materials information.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the lens materials information comprises a description of at least one of glass, plastic, high-index plastic, polycarbonate, and trivex lenses.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes lens color information.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the lens color information comprises a description of at least one of clear, clear lenses that change, fixed tint, sunglasses, clip-on sunglasses, and click-on sunglasses.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the eye care equipment information includes at least one of polarization, anti-reflective coating, scratch resistant coating, and UV 4 filter.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the blank consists of a check box corresponding to the eye care information.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of instructing the customer to provide personal information.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the personal information comprises information regarding at least one of where the customer spends time, a description of the customer's personal interests, and a quantification of the customer's activity level.  
     
     
         16 . A system for educating a customer to consultation with an eye care professional about eyewear options, comprising a form, wherein the form comprises: 
 eye care information comprising information regarding at least one of frame style, frame material, and lenses;    at least one blank for the customer to fill in, wherein the blank consists of a check box corresponding to the eye care information; and    a request for personal information from the customer, wherein the personal information comprises information regarding at least one of where the customer spends time, a description of the customer's personal interests, and a quantification of the customer's activity level.    
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the information regarding frame style comprises a description of at least one of traditional, semi-rimless, and rimless frames.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the information regarding frame material comprises a description of at least one of plastic, metal, stainless steel, titanium, and flexible metal frames.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the information regarding lenses comprises: 
 lens prescription information comprising a description of at least one of single vision, bifocal lens, trifocal lens, and progressive lenses;    lens materials information comprising a description of at least one of glass, plastic, high index plastic, polycarbonate, and trivex lenses; and    lens color information comprising a description of at least one of clear, clear lenses that change, fixed tint, sunglasses, clip-on sunglasses, and click-on sunglasses.    
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the eye care information further comprises a description of at least one of polarization, anti-reflective coating, scratch resistant coating, and UV 4 filter.